Holiday Homes: Savills World Research looks at the top places in the world to invest in residential property right now March 16, 2018 Many residential markets are now resting on an expensive but stable ‘high plateau’, so buyers are looking for the next up-and-coming ‘global hotspots’. They are faced with some unfamiliar choices. World city house price growth hasn’t just been high in the UK. London’s mainstream residential price grew by 48 per cent since 2012, but this [...]
Rihanna roils markets as China bags a key element March 16, 2018 Garry White, chief investment commentator, looks at the market moving events that have shaped the UK equity markets this week (March 12 to March 16, 2018). This week, Barbadian singing sensation Rihanna managed to wipe $1bn off the valuation of tech group Snap, the Chinese secured a major cobalt deal to help it produce electric [...]
Munich Re eyes up the skyscraper plot by the City’s Leadenhall Market March 15, 2018 Munich Re, the largest reinsurer in the world, is in talks with Brookfield Property Partners about acquiring the One Leadenhall plot. The site on the corner of Gracechurch Street and Leadenhall Street sits adjacent to Lloyd’s of London. The plot has approval for a 36-storey tower. The skyscraper, which is designed by Foster and Partners, [...]
Last Week in the City: Trump signs order for tariffs March 9, 2018 This week US President Donald Trump signed off on new tariffs on steel and aluminium imports, Trinity Mirror revealed plans to rebrand, and the European Central Bank took a further step towards ending stimulus measures. The FTSE 100 rose 1.9 per cent over the week by mid-session on Friday. Economics China will pursue annual growth [...]
PwC, Tesco, JP Morgan, British Science Association, NatWest, women in tech March 8, 2018 PwC is launching a new initiative today called Tech She Can, to get more women into technology-related jobs. The company is collaborating with 17 other corporations — ranging from Tesco to JP Morgan — to tear down barriers for women entering technology by creating what they dubbed a “tech talent pipeline”. Sheridan Ash, the PwC [...]
What are the risks associated with investing? March 8, 2018 We all take a certain amount of risk in life. An existence with no risk would likely be a rather boring one. But it always pays to learn about the risks we might face. Understanding risks helps us avoid them, or else manage our behaviour to try and control them. When it comes to investing [...]
Five reasons to invest in funds March 7, 2018 Save time Some investors are highly active and enjoy researching and choosing their own individual shares, bonds and other investments. However, it takes time and discipline to monitor the stock market in detail and react appropriately to company news. Collective funds such as unit trusts and investment trusts can offer a convenient solution. These spread [...]
Big fish: The seven largest types of institutional investors March 7, 2018 Say whatever you want about the world, but there’s never been a better time to be an end investor. Many things investment professionals fear — fee compression, automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and blockchain — benefit clients through higher account balances and lower fees. Asset owners are the largest of those clients. Though they are frequently [...]
US President Donald Trump has dropped down the rankings of Forbes’ annual rich list for 2018 March 6, 2018 Donald Trump has slipped down Forbes’ annual rich list for 2018 after his fortune dropped by an estimated $400m (£288m) to $3.1bn. The US President has dropped 222 places on the rankings to come in at 766. The top spot is taken by Amazon boss Jeff Bezos, whose fortune has surged to $112bn from an [...]
How doing nothing can increase your investment returns March 6, 2018 “It never was my thinking that made the big money for me. It always was my sitting…. My sitting tight!” – attributed to Jesse Livermore in Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (1923) by Edwin Lefèvre. There are plenty of worries in the world to scare investors at present. Can economies stand increasing US interest rates? [...]